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[Its been a few days since the encounter with the Knights of the Guiding Hand, and in particular, since Ken found himself on the receiving end of the Tiankui, and its pilot. After spending some time recuperating, and checking in with the others who were there, Ken's decided that a few things need to change...
And thus, inside one of the many empty buildings used to cover the existence of the Sakihama base, Ken can be found setting up a gym for himself, out of various scrap and other bits that he could find lying around. Of course, him sneaking all this out wasn't exactly possible without gaining someone's attention, which might explain why you're here...]
Right...
[He seems... oddly relaxed, compared to his usual self. Also, he evidently has a different set of clothes.]
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[Hours later, he's back at base, but one may have noticed him going over some rather ancient looking scrolls in and around the compound. The things look more like they belong in a museum than in some teenager's hands, but he's studying them quite thoroughly with interest and intrigue...]
To think they had to figure all this stuff out back when the gun was a curious idea...
[Its been a few days since the encounter with the Knights of the Guiding Hand, and in particular, since Ken found himself on the receiving end of the Tiankui, and its pilot. After spending some time recuperating, and checking in with the others who were there, Ken's decided that a few things need to change...
And thus, inside one of the many empty buildings used to cover the existence of the Sakihama base, Ken can be found setting up a gym for himself, out of various scrap and other bits that he could find lying around. Of course, him sneaking all this out wasn't exactly possible without gaining someone's attention, which might explain why you're here...]
Right...
[He seems... oddly relaxed, compared to his usual self. Also, he evidently has a different set of clothes.]
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[Hours later, he's back at base, but one may have noticed him going over some rather ancient looking scrolls in and around the compound. The things look more like they belong in a museum than in some teenager's hands, but he's studying them quite thoroughly with interest and intrigue...]
To think they had to figure all this stuff out back when the gun was a curious idea...
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But more importantly...]
That attire...
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[Ken turns, a bit confused, before realising what Seta means.]
This? Its... my training clothes. Chainmail's a bit lighter than before, but I think that's more me growing into it than anything else.
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Or something along those lines...
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[Utter straight face.]
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Does this mean you use smoke bombs...?
...And shuriken?
...Can you transform into a log?
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[First time someone here has shown an active interest - kinda catches him off guard...]
I've got a small supply, don't use em much since I need to be able to make more. Always preferred the kunai, but I've got a small stock. And... never got that good. To each question you asked.
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Even so, you were holding back during that fight though...weren't you...?
Nin-ja are supposed to be able to throw a giant mecha into the air with their bare hands...then leap tens of meters onto its arm, slicing it to pieces while they run along it...
[The way she says this does not sound like it's a mockery at all. She does honestly believe it.]
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[Whilst Ken's not even sure if those two would even be able to do such things, at the same time... he clenches his fist.]
No, I can't. Its been several years since I last trained - seriously trained - and I hadn't gotten beyond many of the basics by that point.
But that's why... I'll get stronger now. So I won't lose so easily like that ever again.
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Mmm...although, matching only your strength against an opponent like that might not be a wise plan...
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Strength as a warrior, and a ninja especially, is more than just might. Skill, determination... and in this case, the mastery of one's ki.
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Madame has always instructed me to perfect my skills as well...but I am not too familiar with that last term...
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[Ah, that was right. Just because some here knew, not all would have.]
Well, its... uh... have you ever seen in old tv shows, where like, the hero gets up, and is surrounded in some kind of aura?
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[Now that's something she can recall.]
And after that, they grow stronger and can fire blasts of energy from their palms...
[She tries to illustrate this further by performing some of the moves she's seen, including a one inch punch, against the air. It looks kinda silly, but she hopes that's what Ken means.]
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For instance?
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[He may or not be poking fun with this example.]
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Hm, I see.
But you mentioned that you aren't capable of that yet...so, how does one go about improving it?
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[Ken sighs, before patting both his cheeks.]
The first thing though is to make sure my body is ready. So it can handle the strain of such things.
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[He darts his eyes aside briefly, before shaking it off as he stares down a makeshift dummy.]
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I must admit...I am interested to see how this will work with a mecha that is not like the flame-spouting one.
Is there any way I might be of use...?
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[Ken pauses though as Seta offers. What to say...]
Well, right now, you can either try and help set up the rest of the gym, or maybe spar if you're up for it?
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Although I don't mind assisting with the former...